Why Court stopped coronation of new Ayangburen of Ikorodu By Abdulwahab Abdulah & Bartholomew Madukwe Justice Olabisi Ogungbesan of an Ikeja High Court yesterday put on hold the ongoing coronation ceremony of the Ayangburen of Ikorodu Kingdom, Oba Kabiru Shotebi [...]
Burati, Chief of Army Staff – We’re ready to partner with you, Buratai tells DSS By Kingsley Omonobi Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment and determination to carry out its constitutional roles [...]
Rivers gov poll: Tribunal determines Peterside’s fate Monday By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, slated Monday to decide whether or not to dismiss the petition that was filed against Governor Nyesom Wike by [...]
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor Adamawa State Governor, has said that he was not using N200 million to mobilise prayer warriors against Boko Haram insurgents. Rather, the government says it is using the amount to strengthen existing community surveillance and [...]
Triangle (1) Technique: Triangle (1) Assume a wide stance and turning the trunk to the left; turn the right foot to right and the left foot at 90 degrees. Place the palms together and bend the left leg to waist [...]
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor & Gabriel EnogholaseThe jury is still out on whether Matthew Urhoghide has finished paying for his sins of radicalism. After years of unionist struggle that climaxed with his election as president of the Students Union [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan’s Easter Message to the nation. Dear Compatriots, [covertplayersinglevideo trvideoid=”S9xMxkNROto” trdisplaytype=”2″ trnumbervideosdisplay=”” trvideoperpage=”36″ trthumbnailwidth=”155″ trthumbnailheight=”100″ trpopupwidth=”500″ trpopupheight=”350″ trvideoalign=”left” trytautohide=”0″ trytautoplay=”0″ trytcontrols=”0″ trytrelvideo=”0″ trytshowlogo=”1″ trytshowtitle=”0″ tryttheme=”dark” trythighquality=”0″]I greet and felicitate with you all as we celebrate Easter which commemorates [...]
Diana Kim learned photography from her father, with whom she had a really close relationship in her childhood. However, as it regrettably often happens in life, after her parents had divorced, she completely lost the connection with her beloved dad, [...]
August 14, 2015
General, Video
BOKO Haram to Teachers – Schools in Maidguri, Borno state capital in the past few weeks have been targets of members of the Islamic Terror group, Boko Haram, a development which forced many wards and teachers alike to stay away from the classrooms. [...]
The president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has allegedly fired his chief of defence forces. If the tweets by Alex Tackie and a few others are anything to go by, President Mugabe allegedly fired his chief of defence forces, seen seated next [...]
August 14, 2015
Africa, Video
At the moment, Ile Ife often referred to as the ancestral home of the Yorubas can be best described as a tourist town. It has turned to a source of attraction to important dignitaries home and abroad who are trooping [...]
August 14, 2015
General, Video
What IS this scary looking beast which can chew through its steel cage? This is the chilling moment a mysterious hairless creature chews its way through a steel cage. The description for the unsettling video – uploaded to YouTube last [...]
August 14, 2015
General, Video
Actor David Oyelowo has been asked by the Ian Fleming estate to record the audio book for Trigger Mortis, a new officially commissioned Bond book written by Anthony Horowitz. Oyelowo’s previous roles include Henry VI for the Royal Shakespeare Company – which made him [...]
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has once again set the social media buzzing, over photos of him at Elegberun Market in Ikere Ekiti area of the state, buying soup ingredients. In a tweet via his handle @GovAyoFayose, Fayose said: “I [...]
Lagos – Professor of Philosophy, Moses Makinde, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to critically re-examine the activities of past administrations in Nigeria, to achieve positive changes and growth. Makinde, from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, made the observation at [...]
By Emeka AginamFollowing the deactivation of unregistered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards by operators, the Nigerian telecommunications regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications (NCC) yesterday said that only those subscribers who register their SIM cards properly would have them reactivated. This [...]
Boko Haram Islamists killed 10 people, including two soldiers, and torched several homes during a raid in northern Cameroon, security sources said Thursday. Wednesday’s attack in the town of Blame, near the Nigerian border, led to the deaths “of two [...]
By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, NorthConcerned about the plight of electricity consumers, the Federal Government is considering the deployment of a card payment system to eliminate the exploitation of Nigerians by electricity firms. Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo disclosed this [...]
By Emman Ovuakporie and Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – THE House of Representatives yesterday frowned at the ban on the exportation of some Nigeria’s agricultural produces for allegedly containing high level of unauthorised pesticides and lack of proper storage by the [...]
Obi NwakanmaWHERE Azikiwe preached political inclusion and strategic integration, his political opponents preached exclusion based on historic difference. The defeat of the Zikist vision of nation was the ultimate Nigerian tragedy; in its place have triumphed the Awoist and Sarduana [...]
Abuja – The Federal Ministry of Interior on Thursday said it would soon install surveillance cameras in prisons to check cases of jailbreaks in the country. The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Magaji, disclosed this while fielding questions from State [...]
The Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF) has sounded a warning to President Goodluck Jonathan, telling him that he would have to contend with a unified north should he insist on seeking another term in 2015. [covertplayersinglevideo trvideoid=”lUHpE_gr1rM” trdisplaytype=”5″ trnumbervideosdisplay=”” trvideoperpage=”36″ trthumbnailwidth=”155″ [...]
Meet the heaviest sportswoman weighing in at 171kg in the Guinness World Records 2013 and is not going to lose her precious weight, UK. [covertplayersinglevideo trvideoid=”TojYpZhQyxQ” trdisplaytype=”5″ trnumbervideosdisplay=”” trvideoperpage=”36″ trthumbnailwidth=”155″ trthumbnailheight=”100″ trpopupwidth=”500″ trpopupheight=”350″ trvideoalign=”left” trytautohide=”0″ trytautoplay=”1″ trytcontrols=”0″ trytrelvideo=”0″ trytshowlogo=”1″ trytshowtitle=”0″ tryttheme=”dark” trythighquality=”hd720″]Sharran Alexander [...]
August 13, 2015
General, Video
BY CHIKA OTUCHIKERE AND GEORGE AGBA [covertplayersinglevideo trvideoid=”dzZ-vj3t5yc” trdisplaytype=”5″ trnumbervideosdisplay=”” trvideoperpage=”36″ trthumbnailwidth=”155″ trthumbnailheight=”100″ trpopupwidth=”500″ trpopupheight=”350″ trvideoalign=”left” trytautohide=”0″ trytautoplay=”1″ trytcontrols=”0″ trytrelvideo=”0″ trytshowlogo=”1″ trytshowtitle=”0″ tryttheme=”dark” trythighquality=”hd720″]Easter – Ahead of the Easter celebration, the inspector-general of police, Mohammed Abubakar, has directed all zonal assistant [...]
A woman fall in love and married a stranger after she accidentally added him as a friend on Facebook. [covertplayersinglevideo trvideoid=”Md6npqFKyl4″ trdisplaytype=”5″ trnumbervideosdisplay=”” trvideoperpage=”36″ trthumbnailwidth=”155″ trthumbnailheight=”100″ trpopupwidth=”500″ trpopupheight=”350″ trvideoalign=”left” trytautohide=”0″ trytautoplay=”1″ trytcontrols=”0″ trytrelvideo=”0″ trytshowlogo=”1″ trytshowtitle=”0″ tryttheme=”dark” trythighquality=”hd720″]Patsy Sutton, 60, started [...]
August 13, 2015
entertainment
A maniac granny was imprisoned for beheading, dismembering and eating no less than 11 victims in St Petersburg, Russia. Tamara Samsonova was hunting for people and killing them for more than two decades as she was obsessed with Soviet murderer Andrei [...]
August 13, 2015
Crime, International
The deadly Boko Haram sect has left a letter at the scene of the explosion that killed over 50 people at a market in Sabon Gari, threatening Borno residents to join the group or die. Local vigilante said threat letters at the [...]
August 13, 2015
General, Video
A helicopter flying in from Port-Harcourt owned by Bristow Helicopters crashed into the Oworosoki end of the Lagos lagoon yesterday, 12 August, 2015 . [covertplayersinglevideo trvideoid=”XCQaYtSFUtU” trdisplaytype=”5″ trnumbervideosdisplay=”” trvideoperpage=”36″ trthumbnailwidth=”155″ trthumbnailheight=”100″ trpopupwidth=”500″ trpopupheight=”350″ trvideoalign=”left” trytautohide=”0″ trytautoplay=”1″ trytcontrols=”0″ trytrelvideo=”0″ [...]
August 13, 2015
Incidents, Video
The crashed helicopter being pulled out of the Lagos Lagoon…PHOTO|: vtolblog.com Bristow Helicopter Limited on Thursday promised to assist survivors and families of the dead victims of its ill-fated chopper that plunged into the lagoonon Wednesday in Lagos. Bristow Regional [...]
fraud charge – CourtA BRITISH chartered accountant, Deepak Khilnani, has asked a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja to quash the $ 8.8 million alleged fraud charge preferred against him by the state for lack of jurisdiction. [...]